Student perceptions of faculty feedback following medication errors - A descriptive study.

Nursing students make medication errors as they progress through educational programs. It is important that faculty feedback is such that students feel comfortable reporting subsequent medication errors. The objectives of this study are to determine factors which increase the likelihood of nursing students reporting medication errors; to elicit nursing student perception of faculty feedback following a medication error, and determine how this faculty feedback impacts reporting of subsequent medication errors; and to develop recommendations regarding the most effective faculty approaches when providing feedback to nursing students following medication errors.

Social media in nurse education: Utilization and E-professionalism.

Objective: To explore faculty and student utilization of social media and its professional implications in nurse education.

Methods: A descriptive study. Five hundred six Bachelor of Nursing students, 112 Practical Nursing students and 74 faculty members were invited to complete a questionnaire of 28 questions relating to social media.